San Francisco, CA – 24 March 2009 – The San
Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration Committee announced
today a correction to their Grand Marshal calendar.
An internal communication error resulted in an
incorrect announcement regarding the modified
selection process for 2009.

As has been stated previously, there will be no
publicly selected Community Grand Marshal through
the traditional public polling process this year
while Pride’s Board of Directors gathers input from
the community about the role of the Grand Marshal
process and SF Pride in the community. Community
members are encouraged to submit their input at
info [at] sfpride.org
or to contact Pride’s Board of Directors to set up a
meeting.

Pride’s membership still select one Community Grand
Marshals at their May General Planning Meeting,
scheduled for Tuesday, May 12. Only full members of
the organization may submit nominations, and the
membership’s nominations will close at their April
14 meeting. Pride’s membership meetings take place
the second Tuesday of each month at the SF LGBT
Community Center at 7:00 p.m.

Members of the public are invited to submit
nominations for the membership’s consideration by
Monday, April 6 at 5:00 p.m. to info@sfpride.org.
All public input about Grand Marshal candidates will
be forwarded to Pride’s Board and membership.

Pride’s Board of Directors will also select between
one and three Community Grand Marshals at their May
Board Meeting scheduled for May 5.

Pride’s Electoral College, which is made up of
former Grand Marshals, will select one Community
Grand Marshal by the end of April.

San Francisco Pride’s Grand Marshals are the public
emissaries of Pride. They represent a mix of
individuals and organizations that have made
significant contributions to the LGBT community.

With the help of community input, Pride selects
these groups and individuals as Grand Marshals in
order to honor the work they have put into
furthering the causes of LGBT people.

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About San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration
Committee (SFLGBTPCC):
The San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration Committee (SFPride.org) is a non-profit membership organization founded to produce the San
Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration & Parade. With its
office located at the San Francisco LGBT Community
Center, SFLGBTPCC is dedicated to education,
commemoration of LGBT heritage and celebration of
LGBT culture and liberation. A world leader in the
Pride movement, SFLGBTPCC is also a grant-giving
organization through its Community Partners Program.
Since 1997, SFLGBTPCC has granted over $1.4 million
dollars from proceeds of the Pride Celebration and
Parade to local non-profit LGBT organizations and
those organizations serving the HIV/AIDS and breast
cancer communities.

About the 2009 San Francisco LGBT Pride
Celebration & Parade:
This year marks the 39th anniversary of the San
Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration and Parade. This
year's theme is "In Order to Form a More Perfect
Union…," and the event will be held over the weekend
of June 27 and 28, 2009. With over 200 parade
contingents, 300 exhibitors, and more than a dozen
community-run stages and venues, San Francisco LGBT
Pride Celebration and Parade is the largest LGBT
gathering in the nation. The two-day celebration is
free and open to all. For more information please
visit our website at
SFPride.org.